Line #10 Characters/ToddAllisonAndThePetuniaViolet


1	Characters in ''Webcomic/ToddAllisonAndThePetuniaViolet''.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	[[folder:Petunia Elkwood]]
6	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/petunia-2_6786.jpg]]
7	The 18-year-old heroine, Petunia is the new girl in UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} and she's still in the midst of getting used to the whole place. All she's ever wanted was to be a normal girl but it seems she keeps getting tangled in incredibly unusual circumstances.
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9	!!Associated Tropes:
10	* TheDeterminator: [[spoiler: Crossdresses as a boy and follows her brothers to Melbourne then building a life there by herself to prove they can't leave her behind]]
11	* DrivesLikeCrazy: Er, well... [[https://web.archive.org/web/20151021002723/http://www.petuniaviolet.com/index.php?id=532 Bikes Like Crazy,]] anyway.
12	* GenkiGirl: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20161105224238/http://petuniaviolet.com/index.php?id=292 She's pretty energetic when she really gets going]]
13	* HiddenDepths: Is quite perceptive despite her GenkiGirl nature, struggles with sexism, racism, and poverty even though she keeps a cheerful front, and has apparently [[spoiler:killed a man]].
14	* ImportantHaircut: A flashback reveals that after [[spoiler: deciding to follow Elijah and Meredith into Melbourne, Petunia does this to her RapunzelHair...with a kitchen knife.]]
15	* TheKlutz: [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/7774351287/petunia-is-my-favorite-u-shes-so-adorable-sweet Oh]] [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/43103874058 Petunia...]]
16	* PluckyGirl
17	* ShrinkingViolet: Seems to be this.
18	* [[spoiler:SweetPollyOliver: After she decided to follow her brothers to Melbourne, Petunia took on a male identity and the name Peter. If the ending of chapter 10 is any indication, it did not last long.]]
19	* ThemeNaming: With Hana. They both have flower-related names and are acquainted with Todd, who is obsessed with plants.
20	[[/folder]]
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22	[[folder: Todd Allison]]
23	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/todd-2_2862.jpg]]
24	Petunia's next-door neighbour, who has a strange obsession with plants. He plays piano at Rainbird Cafe and is constantly making sure Petunia doesn't get into trouble. He is extremely unapproachable and he will not shy away from letting someone know he hates them. Todd Allison also works for the government in a special investigative unit formed to track down a bomber by the name of Violet. He is not very pleased about it.
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26	!! Associated Tropes:
27	%%* FieryRedhead
28	* FullNameBasis: Most people refer to Todd by his given and surname, and he is rarely referred to as just 'Todd'.
29	%%* {{Jerkass}}
30	* PetTheDog: Usually rude and antisocial, but he goes out of his way to help Petunia, patch up her wounds and fix her jacket when [[spoiler:they accidentally fall off his apartment ledge]].
31	* RedheadInGreen: He doesn't wear green ''all'' the time, but he is more often than not.
32	* TallDarkAndSnarky
33	* [[spoiler: VictorianNovelDisease]]: In the sidestory The Daydreamings of Todd Allison, and chapter 6 of the main comic, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Todd has tuberculosis, and has relapsed as early as four years ago.]]
34	* TripleShifter: Government crime investigator, biochemist, and ''waiter.''
35	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler: He comes to terms with death at nine years old]].
36	%%* WaistcoatOfStyle
37	* YoungerThanTheyLook: Petunia makes a guess at Todd's age...she ends up being seven years off.
38	[[/folder]]
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40	[[folder:Cyril]]
41	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cyril-2_5696.jpg]]
42	[[spoiler: A friendly tram conductor by day]] but at night, Cyril is your man for any variety of odd jobs. He can kill people for you, beat them up, throw them in ditches, and steal their automobiles. His current client is Mr. Gabriel. [[spoiler:As of Chapter 12, he's working for Todd Allison.]]
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44	!!Associated Tropes:
45	* TheAce
46	* TheAlcoholic: Averted, WordOfGod confirms he's a heavy drinker, [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/22354150812/is-cyril-an-alcoholic but he doesn't suffer from alcoholism]].
47	* AmbiguouslyBi
48	* AxCrazy:
49	-->'''Cyril:''' "Slowly bleed to death"......''isn't how I do things!''
50	* BewareTheSillyOnes: A fair amount of the comic relief comes from Cyril. He spends his time trying to get his co-workers to kiss him, falling asleep in bathrooms, choking on tea, and laughing at his own jokes. All this seems relatively harmless, for the most part, [[NightmareFuel until you remember chapter five.]]
51	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Pale, check. Dark hair, check. Eerie, ''check''. Add a heaping helping of AxCrazy and it's Cyril in a nutshell. WordOfGod likes to joke that he's secretly a vampire.
52	* FauxAffablyEvil
53	* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking
54	* HandsomeLech: He presents as this or TheCharmer, but considering his genuinely awful personality, he's more like TheCasanova. He definitely thinks of himself as one, at least.
55	* JackOfAllTrades: He refers to himself as one.
56	-->'''Cyril:''' I'm whatever you want me to be. A kind of jack-of-all-trades.
57	* [[spoiler: LivingADoubleLife: By day, he's an ordinary, if overly friendly tram conductor, but by night... well, let's just hope none of your enemies know how to contact him and have some spare cash.]]
58	* MysteriousPast: It's unknown [[VagueAge how old he is]] when most of the cast has a confirmed age, or how long he's been a ProfessionalKiller. [[AllThereInTheManual According to Nozmo's blog]], he's also had a fair amount of jobs. Notable because WordOfGod refused to talk about him as a teenager, and called it [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/17020727808/hi-nozmo-i-was-wondering-what-petunia-and-the-other "classified information"]].
59	* OnlyOneName: According to WordOfGod, Cyril's name is just that. If he needs a last name to do something, he just [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/15927139098/whats-cyrils-full-name-cyril-jolly-somethingorother "makes up a name like Blaine Parker. Joseph Brown. Derick Taylor. Names are a dime a dozen for him."]]
60	* ProfessionalKiller
61	* TermsOfEndangerment: Seems to cross with TheNicknamer. Cyril refers to everyone with a term of endearment (babydoll, sweetie, and honey to name a few) to the point it seems to be a vocal quirk, but he also refers to Todd Allison as Carrots or (Petunia's) Pumpkin Head(ed Boyfriend) in reference to his red hair. Petunia, on the other hand, gets called Lady Petunia.
62	* UnusualEyebrows: They seem to begin in dots.
63	* SlasherSmile: Let's just say he gets pretty nightmarish in Chapter 5.
64	* TallDarkAndHandsome
65	* TheStoryteller: [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/15338050287/hey-cyril-would-you-tell-me-a-story Oh yes.]]
66	** UnreliableNarrator: Well the ending of that girlfriend story he tells Meredith in Chapter 3 seems to strongly imply that this particular woman in question was a mermaid, and unless that is true....
67	* VillainousCrush: On Petunia. Maybe.
68	[[/folder]]
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70	[[folder: Elijah Elkwood]]
71	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elijah_6685.jpg]]
72	Petunia's older brother and apparently a politician. Elijah is good at talking and seems to have a multitude of faces. It's difficult to determine when he's playing around and when he's serious. Just what is his agenda?
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74	!!Associated Tropes:
75	* [[spoiler:AffablyEvil: He is a very nice person to his sister, his friend, and people in general. He is also a very nasty person.]]
76	-->[[spoiler: "Isn't it a lot better to watch them squirm in pain as they slowly bleed to death?"]]
77	* AlliterativeName
78	* AmbiguouslyBi: Really ambiguous whether he and Meredith are HeterosexualLifePartners or not, and he fawns in a hilariously overblown matter over Dylan too. [[AllThereInTheManual Additionally]], he had his heart broken by a woman, who was implied to be his first kiss... and he may not be over her just yet.
79	* BigBrotherInstinct[=/=]KnightTemplarBigBrother: Towards Petunia. Best exemplified when they reunite.
80	-->'''Elijah:''' Honeycake chocolate pie, what happened to you? Don't tell me... '''CYRIL?!!''' What did he do?! ''I'll fucking cut that son of a bitch!!''
81	* BigEater: If [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/6768168754/i-was-just-taken-aback-by-such-beautiful-people this]] comic is anything to go by.
82	* CrazyPeoplePlayChess[=/=]SmartPeoplePlayChess: In Chapter 3. He beats Meredith effortlessly.
83	* [[spoiler:DeathSeeker]]
84	* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking
85	* HeterosexualLifePartners: [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/7665727447/ya-know-what-meredith-and-elijah-remind-me-of With Meredith.]]
86	** .....[[AmbiguouslyBi Possibly]].
87	* SharpDressedMan: Elijah has some really nice suits.
88	* SlasherSmile: Quite often, and it's arguably more frightening than Cyril's.
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91	[[folder: Meredith Elkwood]]
92	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meredith-2_5105.jpg]]
93	Meredith is Petunia and Elijah's foster brother. He is calmer and less spontaneous than Elijah. However, once he's made up his mind about something, there is little one can do to change it. As a result, he is very severe with those he hates.
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95	!!Associated Tropes:
96	* DrivesLikeCrazy: For a bit in Chapter 5 when Elijah doesn't answer his question, and also in a [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/42318078682/da-speed-demon bonus mini-comic]] taking place in the modern day.
97	** WordOfGod [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/25053908148/hey-nozmo-i-read-t-p-for-the-first-time-last-night confirmed this]].
98	* GenderBlenderName
99	* HappilyAdopted
100	* HeterosexualLifePartners: [[http://zeeenya.tumblr.com/post/7665727447/ya-know-what-meredith-and-elijah-remind-me-of With Elijah.]]
101	* PrettyBoy: And how!
102	** LongHairedPrettyBoy
103	* TheQuietOne
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106	[[folder: Lowell Clancey]]
107	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clancey-1_8280.jpg]]
108	Todd Allison's friend (with a question mark) who is torn between hating Todd's awful personality and being very impressed by him. Clancey is the head of the Science department and also part of the Violet Investigation Unit.
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110	!!Associated Tropes:
111	* HappilyMarried
112	* FramesOfReference: Clancey wears round glasses, and although he doesn't seem to be socially awkward as an adult, WordOfGod says that as a kid he was shy and had confidence issues.
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115	[[folder:Hana Ikimoto]]
116	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hana-2_4629.png]]
117	Petunia's best friend and a waitress at Rainbird Cafe. Unlike the timid Petunia, Hana is rather outspoken and brash. She loves the bizarre, the strange, and the unexplainable. Hana clashes a lot with Todd Allison, whom she hates but tries to tolerate.
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119	!!Associated Tropes:
120	* GreenEyedMonster: She avoids her older sister Saki because she's jealous of her.
121	* NightmareFetishist: According to WordOfGod, "her real passion is finding really weird and peculiar incidents like crimes and ghosts."
122	%%* PluckyGirl
123	* ThemeNaming: With Petunia. They both have flower-related names ([[BilingualBonus "Hana" is Japanese for "flower"]]) and are acquainted with Todd, who is obsessed with plants.
124	* TokenMinority: In a cast of Caucasians and Aborigines, she stands out because she's Japanese.
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127	[[folder:Violet]]
128	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_mflrb7epul1qazoxyo10_r1_400_7942.png]]
129	The mysterious woman responsible for the string of bombings in Melbourne. Todd Allison & Co. are trying to catch her, Cyril seems to be working for her, and all three of the Elkwoods, well, let's just say they seem to know [[SiblingsInCrime a little too much]].
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131	!!Associated Tropes:
132	* LivingADoubleLife: Whoever she is, she's definitely not them in the daytime.
133	%%* MadBomber: Duh.
134	* TheSyndicate: Violet's got people everywhere. They're in your cafes, in your streets, [[spoiler:driving your trams]]...
135	* VillainOpeningScene: The first few pages offer us our first look at Violet and her nasty business, underscoring a heated argument between Todd and Clancey.
136	[[/folder]]

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